Gypsy moth quarantine covers 3 more counties

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Cook, DuPage and McHenry Counties have been added to the Illinois Department of Agriculture's gypsy moth quarantine area, which was established in Lake County in 2000.

All nursery and lumber products must be inspected or certified before being moved out of the four counties, said Warren Goetsch, the department's bureau chief of environmental programs. Residents of the four counties are required to examine personal property for gypsy moth egg masses, live moths and caterpillars before taking them out of the quarantine areas, he said.

The quarantine is designed to keep the destructive moths from eating the foliage of most species of trees and shrubs.